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Facebook Will Make Search Better, But Only If You Like It
All our data is only useful if you can find it, easily and quickly. It was on this single premise that Google built its empire: if you can map the territory, you can control it.
ALEC LIU
1.16.13
Art

Jailbroken Kindle Emails Amazon's CEO Every Time A Bookmark Is Set
Johannes P Osterhoff’s Dear Jeff Bezos is a performance piece that highlights the lack of privacy when reading on an ebook.
Kevin Holmes
1.16.13
videos

I Met Shoenice and Fed Him a Bottle of Glue
Shoenice, in his quest to end world hunger, will eat anything.
Daniel Stuckey
1.16.13
Stuff

What’s It Like Being a Stand-Up Comic in Saudi Arabia?
Omar "the White Sudani" Ramzi was one of the first comedians in Saudi Arabia. In four years of doing stand-up, he made good money doing underground comedy gigs, and was featured on national TV and in an English-language daily newspaper. The catch was...
Harry Cheadle
1.16.13
Motherboard Blog

Just Look at These Hot Young Stars
Just 600 light years away, a modest cloud gives birth to twin stars.
Ben Richmond
1.16.13
News

Toronto's TTC Just Fired a Bunch of Fake Cops
The Toronto Transit Commission recently had to fire five special transit cops who were completely pretending to do their job.
Patrick McGuire
1.16.13
Art

User Preferences: Tech Q&A With Robert Strati
Each week we chat about the tools of the trade with one outstanding creative to find out exactly how they do what they do.
The Creators Project Staff
1.16.13
Art

Old TV Remote Controls Get Transformed Into Infrared Sculpture
Chris Shen’s INFRA repurposes 625 remote controls and turns them into a TV.
Kevin Holmes
1.16.13
Music

VICE Premiere: Pony Time's "Geordie" Video
Pony Time is a Seattle based band that I've had my eyes (both of them) on for some time. They are just a legitimately fun and GOOD band. Remember GOOD bands? Here's the premiere of their video for "Geordie" off of their upcoming album, 'Go Find Your...
Kelly McClure
1.16.13
Music

Pop Stars Need To Get Older 'Cos I'm Starting To Hate Myself
I thought that I'd be cooking paella with Kirsten Dunst and Cameron Diaz by now.
Noisey Staff
1.16.13
New music

Here Is Suuns' New Video
Montreal powerhouse Suuns returns with a suitably unsettling video for their hazy track "Edie's Dream." Directed by the band, they ventured into Quebec's woods to film 13-year-old Edie dragging a spade through the autumn leaves and eventually having a nap
Noisey Staff
1.16.13
Music

Explaining Rave Culture to Americans
Now that you're all taking ecstasy and going nuts to "EDM", it's time we had a little talk.
Clive Martin
1.16.13
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